RE: FN Bowl Watch Discussion
Okay, I try not to be pushy or abrasive on these forums, and maybe I'm reading the intentions of some posters completely wrong, but those who are trying to make it seem like a bad thing for the fans to be upset at a Bahamas trip are really bothering me.
First, it costs a lot to expedite passports, buy airline tickets, game tickets, food, and lodging for one person...let alone an entire family. There were a lot of people who donated money they didn't have, purchased tickets they didn't need, took time off work to protest and attend meetings, and all sorts of other things that some of us may not even know about just to try and bring this program back. Our die hard fans have sacrificed to get this back. They shed tears when the program was shut down. They shed tears when it came back. And they have shed tears as this season has marched on with us beating predictions by getting that third win, then bowl eligibility, and ultimately finish the season with a handful of UAB win records today, including the most we have ever had in a season. This has been a dream season for the UAB faithful. We have the most invested fan base in the nation, in my opinion. We're the only ones that had to front the university the cash to put the team on the field.
So, cut me some slack when I'm upset at the possibility that only the second bowl game in our history, and one with as much emotional investment as this one has, might be played in a place that will be virtually impossible for me to get to. Especially when the last one was in an even more difficult location to get to.
That doesn't mean that I'm not happy for the players and coaches. It doesn't mean that I'm not happy for the school. It doesn't mean that I'm not happy for the ones that can go. But after all we've been through, it does mean that I'm not happy that I probably won't be able to go and be a part. I don't think that makes me selfish, and I don't think that makes me a bad fan.
All that said, I'm hopeful that all of this discussion is for nothing and we have something easier for more fans to get to. Either way, I'll be cheering my head off, and probably shedding more tears when we get our first bowl win.
/rant
(This post was last modified: 11-25-2017 10:03 PM by iam4uab.)
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